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engines pawns point-value doubled-pawn

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rules fide pawn-promotion

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blitz calculation anand petroff-defense

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Exchanging on d5 in queen's gambit like openings

opening

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At what level does being very aggressive stop being useful?

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opening learning calculation

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Touch move rule loophole

rules loopholes

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analysis strategy learning

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How long can a player hold off a draw by the 50-move rule?

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Stockfish Evaluations

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Black Lion opening plans for White's 5. Bc4 line

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King + Queen vs. King + Queen - is this a draw?

endgame draw queens kings

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Bishop sacrifices to prevent castling

tactics terminology bishops sacrifice

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How to prepare opening for correspondence thematic tournament

opening tournament correspondence-chess preparation

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Why is …a6 played in the Exchange Slav?

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How viable is the hippopotamus defense?

opening rating

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How many new openings did Fischer use against Spassky in 1972?

opening fischer 1972-world-championship

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middlegame

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opening software

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How many times can the king and its surrounding squares be attacked?

theory problems

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Transposition into KID

opening kings-indian english-opening transpositions

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Why is the 'classical' Nimzo-Indian called the Noa variation?

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How to play against Nimzo-Larsen attack if White starts with 1.Nf3

reti-opening

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An interesting endgame

analysis endgame

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Tournament Chess in the French Language

tournament

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castling records famous-games

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Is the following position a fortress?

endgame

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What is the probability that an exchange sacrifice leads to a win?

learning sacrifice

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Aggressive response to 1.d4? [duplicate]

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Are there any resources where one can view the popularity of a move by year?

software database websites

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How to avoid blundering in chess? [duplicate]

opening online-chess middlegame

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Black answers to Grand Prix attack

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The most efficient valid move generation for minimax

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